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Release Date:
4 December 2009 (UK) moreGenre:
DramaTagline:
A man with a secret. A woman with a past.Plot:
A woman who leaves an abusive relationship to begin a new life in a new city, where she forms an unlikely... more | full synopsisNewsDesk:
(20 articles)
400 Screens, 400 Blows - Considering Keaton (From Cinematical. 26 July 2009, 7:02 AM, PDT)
"The Merry Gentelman" review (4/5). This movie doesn’t need a tidy ending to tie up all the loose ends.
(From Movie Jungle. 12 June 2009)
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Mix Batman and a Christmas story and... more (11 total)Cast
(Credited cast) | Michael Keaton | ... | Frank Logan |
 | Kelly Macdonald | ... | Kate Frazier |
 | Tom Bastounes | ... | Dave Murcheson |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Mike Bradecich | ... | Jerry |
 | Debbi Burns | ... | Office Worker at Christmas Party |
 | Maritza Cabrera | ... | Restaurant Patron |
 | Bobby Cannavale | ... | Michael |
 | Esther Claire | ... | Restaurant Patron |
 | William Dick | ... | Mr. Weiss |
| Jay Disney | ... | Drunken Businessman |
| Mike Falevits | ... | Guy at Party #1 |
| Sean Fortunato | ... | Ted |
| Shaun Gayle | ... | Doctor |
| Lori Ann Gerdisch | ... | Female Co-Worker |
 | Steven H. Hansen | ... | MOB Businessman |
| Gerald O. Heller | ... | Restaurant patron |
 | Darlene Hunt | ... | Diane |
| Randall Jones | ... | Customer |
| Bob Kolbey | ... | Office Party Guest |
 | Joseph Mazurk | ... | Background lawyer |
 | Doug McDade | ... | Sleeping Man |
 | Greg Mills | ... | Steve |
 | Aleh Neliubin | ... | Yoga Guru |
 | Larry Neumann Jr. | ... | Lester |
| Henry Sandifer | ... | Business Professional |
 | Toni-Marie Spera | ... | Customer at Restaurant |
| John Thurner | ... | Restaurant Patron |
| Guy Van Swearingen | ... | Billy Goldman |
| David Dino Wells Jr. | ... | Passerby |
 | Lisa Wolf | ... | Office Worker |
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Rated R for language and some violence.Parents Guide:
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USA:110 min (Sundance Film Festival)Country:
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USA:RFun Stuff
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Continuity: In the hospital room on Christmas Day, Frank Logan is holding the cup of water in the medium shot, but in the long shots, it is setting on the table. moreFAQ
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... it had the potential to work. Combine it with an actor who apparently wants to make one of those films you can tell is specifically created for Oscar award nomination and ends up being cliché and simplistic and you get cliché, simplistic, and unrealistic.
At times it did work. But I think this is a case where the director (also a primary actor in the story) got himself too involved and lost perspective.
You could also say this mixes the various sniper/killer films popular at the moment with an xmas film. Either way, the end product would have benefited immensely from someone reviewing it who wasn't personally involved in the film and a bit more plot development.